commercial

academic

We also work with universities and research institutions such as Project San Francisco, an HIV research clinic in Kigali, Rwanda, affiliated with Emory University.

Growth

is our mission

Centennial's mission is to facilitate growth for businesses through offering power supply that is affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable.

TRACK RECORD

CENTENNIAL CURRENTLY HAS 7 PROJECTS UNDER OPERATION.

At no upfront cost for customers, Centennial partners with businesses for the long-term by financing, installing and operating a solar photovoltaic (“PV”) project at the customer’s facility. Instead of selling equipment to customers, Centennial sells the power at a rate that saves customers on operating expenses and generates attractive returns for investors.

Representative projects are highlighted below.

KIGALI GENOCIDE MEMORIAL

“The Kigali Genocide Memorial is a historic place and will continue to be so for many generations to come,” said Honore Gatera, Manager of the Kigali Genocide Memorial. “We are working hard to ensure that the memorial is sustainable, both financially and environmentally. Through our partnership with Centennial, the memorial is a going green. Instead of requiring upfront capital, Centennial is selling us the electricity generated by the solar system at a discount compared to our current power costs. This will allow us to dedicate more funds to our remembrance and peace education programs.”

PROJECT SAN FRANCISCO

The Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group ("Project San Francisco") has been a global leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS since 1986, supporting prevention programs and research from its base at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and at its sites in Kigali, Rwanda and Ndola and Lusaka, Zambia.

Project San Francisco has pioneered approaches to delivering HIV counseling and testing services to couples. The organization has offered voluntary counseling and testing ("CVCT") services to more than 17,000 Rwandan couples since 1988 and has been funded to conduct operational research to expend CVCT throughout Rwanda.

The solar project, which will be expanded later in 2017, reduces power costs for the organization and provides more reliable power supply.

NEWS

INTERVIEW WITH DAVID JOHN FRENKIL, FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

Centennial connects commercial and industrial businesses in African markets to more affordable, reliable, cleaner and safer power supply. For no upfront cost to our customers, Centennial provides a combination of solar photovoltaic, battery storage and/or diesel generator projects at the customer’s facility. We also bring the financing, procurement, installation, operations and maintenance, and even insurance, so it is a hassle-free experience for our customers.

CNBC Africa's George Ndirangu interviews Centennial's Founder and Managing Director, David John Frenkil: At no upfront cost, Centennial offers affordable, reliable and non-polluting power systems for customers. Centennial's projects integrate solar photovoltaic technology with battery storage systems. Instead of selling the equipment to customers, Centennial sells the power that is generated from the equipment.

“Over the past few years, private equity firms and hedge funds have been treating solar investment as the infrastructure play that it really is,” said David John Frenkil, Managing Director of Centennial Generating Co., a commercial solar developer.

A former Infrastructure Finance Attorney with Chadbourne & Parke, Frenkil said, any infrastructure bill under Trump’s administration would likely include solar power. That is due to the Republican president’s private enterprise-friendly motives, focus on creating new jobs, while solar has proven to be a job creator without the vocational training required of many shale industry and other fossil fuel jobs.

“Instead of requiring upfront capital, Centennial is selling us the electricity generated by the solar system at a discount compared with our current power costs. This will allow us to dedicate more funds to our remembrance and peace education programs,” said Honore Gatera, manager of Kigali Memorial Center.

Centennial finances, installs, owns, operates and maintains the power system which mitigates the high initial cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, a significant barrier to PV adoption. This means the beneficiary client pays for the power he has consumed and the price is locked in for the over 15 years of the contract. Centennial’s focus is on working with commercial and industrial customers in and near cities to help support the emerging middle class.

"We were attracted to Rwanda's good governance, rule of law and ... we were looking for a market where we can establish a long-term presence, bring local workers onto our team and add value in terms of offering reliable and affordable access to electricity in a way that reduces emissions."